Sheet-collating



LIA. WERNERY.

SHEET COLLATING.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.29. I911.

1,314,776. Patented Sept. 2,1919.

LEDGER WITNESISES= I I I MW INVENTOR= UNITED srarrns rarnur onnicn.

LESTER A. WERNERY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TOUNDERWOOD TYIE1-WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

SHEET-COLLATING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Original application filed January 4., 1917, Serial No. 140,512. Dividedand this application filed December 29,1917. Serial No. 209,420.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER A. WERNERY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Brooklyn borough, in the county of Kings, city and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSheet-collating, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to manifolding, and more particularly towork-sheets for use in collating purposes in a typewriting machine.

This application is a division of my pending application, Serial No.140,512, filed January 4:, 1917 (now Patent No. 1,275,637, dated August13, 1918.)

Usually, at the end of the month, after a statement-sheet andledger-sheet have been made out, the statement is delivered to thecustomer, and the ledger-sheet is stored in a loose-1eaf binder. When itis desired to write the statement for the following month, a newstatement-sheet is so collated with the same ledger-sheet, that thefirst entry to be made will follow the last line written upon saidledger-sheet. This is done so that the ledger-sheet shall form a compactrecord of all transactions. It will be noted, therefore, that the typingrelation between the statement andledger-sheets is to vary after thestatement-sheet for each month has been written, and that the amount ofvariation is determined by the number of lines that have been writtenupon the previous statement.

The sheets of the present invention are collated by means of shouldersprovided at the sides of the sheets for cooperation with alining orpositioning devices provided upon the typewriting machine. Theseshoulders aline the sheets with respect to the machine and also withrespect to one another, so that the lines of writing upon each sheetregister with the lines of writing upon the other sheets. a

In order that the ledger-sheet may be properly collated with thestatement-sheet (and with the usualduplicate or copy of thestatement-sheet), the present invention provides a detachable border oneach side of the ledger-sheet, consisting of a series of detachablesegments ortabs, formed by lines of perforations at intervalscorresponding to the blank writing lines upon the sheet. Thesedetachable segments may, therefore, be in the form of integralextensions or margins of the ledger-sheet, but separated or in a group.The number of segments re moved after a statement has been completed,correspondswith the number of lines that have been typed upon thestatement-sheet. It will thus be seen that the proper number of segmentshaving been removed, the ledger-sheet is in condition to properly locateitself in respect to the next statementsheet, by means of the shoulderswhich are left where the last segments were torn off. The detachablesegments upon one sideof the sheet match those upon the other side, andthis enables the sheet to aline itself when the shoulders on both sidesare brought against the alining pins in the typewriter.

These sheets are preferably used with a typewriting machine, but mayalso be used upon any device which serves as a support for work-sheetsfor manifolding; or these work-sheets may be collated by means ofstop-pins outside of the machine, then clipped together, and finallyinserted in the typewriting machine. 7

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the manner in which thework-sheets are collated.

Fig. 2 shows the statement-sheet.

Fig. 3' is a fragment of a duplicate statement-sheet showing thedetachable segments. Fig. 4 is a fragment of the ledger-sheet.

A ledger-sheet 10, a sheet 11 to become a duplicate statement, and thestatement-sheet 12 itself, with intervening carbon sheets 13, may be fedaround a platen 14 of the typewriting machine to printing position bythe usual paper-feeding mechanism.

In order that the sheets may be easily and quickly'collated to propertyping positions,

each is provided at each side with a shoulderedr portion. 14* to engageastop-pin 1*5', so that the proper lines to be written upon on eachsheet will register with one another and all in register with theprinting point of the typewriter.

i In practice, thesep'arate transactions are written at intervals duringthe month, the IQdgeeSheet being collated with the statement-sheets sothat the entries will he simultaneouslymade on all the sheets. I

To enable the ledger and statement-sheets tohe self locating, eventhough the relative printing, relation between the sheets variesfronrtime totiine, the ledger-sheet is provided at its side margins witha lurality of, detachable segments *1'61 llhese are formed by verticalper-iterations. 17 made near the side margins of the sheet,andhorizontal perfora-tions 18" which lead from the verticalperforations to, the edge 1 9 the horizontal perforations 18* corre poding in their spacing with the lines of writing on theledger sheet.U'siiall'y the ledger-sheet is ruled, and these horizontal perforationsmay coincide withythe ruled lines. I

When it is desired to collate a new state ment with the ledger-sheet,thedetachable segments 16. on the led er-sheet' are torn alongthe linesof the per until a series of}- segments which" correspond innumher tothe numher of lines writtenuponon the previous statement-sheet havebeen. removed? Forinstanceyif six lineshavebeen writtenupon ontheprevious statemerit-sheet, sixdetachable segments are removed fF -Omthe ledger=s heet before the new statement-sheet is collated therewith.

After the ledger-sheet has been located with the shoulders to rmedby thefirst unremoved segments 16 against the collating pins l'e, theduplicate statement-sheet .11 may be advanced until arrested by ashoulder or shoulder-s20 thereon. The main statementsheet 12' may thenbeadvanced until located by its shoulders 21 at the side margins 22 engagingx with the collating. pins 15. The shoulders 21 are so positioneduponthestatement-sheet that the first blank line of the statement-sheetis now in writing position.

The side margin 2-2 may, ifdesired, be separated from the main portionof the statement-sheet by a line 0t perforations 23,1s0 that aftertyping the sheet,.the margin 22 be ;removed. v

The duplicate statementsheet 11 may be similarto the statement-sheet 12,but need have no heading,v and therefore neednot be provided with ashoulder ata' distance from. the top edgeofthe sheet. The upper cornersof -the sheetm ay serve" for collating.

In the preferred-term, the first detachable segment 24: of theledger'-sheet:i s made of censiderablelength, because of the depth ofthe usual heading on the ledger-sheet; that sheet by engagingwiththestop-pinsa15, with the first blank line on the ledger sheet inregister with the printing point of the typewriting machine.

The short sheet 25, shown in Fig. 3;,may

be provided in case it is desired to keep a duplicate of theledger-sheet; This sheet has the detachable segments 16 throughout itsside margin. It is not necessary tov pro-.

vide the large segment2 l forthis duplicate,

because it ne'ed'not have an extensive head- The ledger sheet 10 and theduplicate statement 11 may be provided, adjacent their side margins,with perforations 26for bind ing.

After the sheets have been. collated, the pins may be moved toineffective position, or the sheets may be moved away from said pins andadvanced. I

It willbe seen that the sheets are not only self-locating relatively toone another, but also as to their positions with referenceto theprinting point 27 of the typewriter; the shoulders and pins being}arranged on'opposite sides of the sheets. Hence, after, the

sheets are placed in the machine and ad' vanced to engage with thecollating;pins,iit

isu nnecessary to further adjust the sheets a with relation to oneanother or with relation tothe printing point. I 2

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention,--andportions of the improvements may beused without others.

Having thus described my invention I claim 1. A self-locating work-sheetfor use in a typewriting machine or the like, having gages to coeper'atewith the edge portions of said sheet, said'sheet having its side edgesformed with detachable'border portions, the connections betweenthe bodyportion and said border portions being such as to permit the latter tobereadily pulled away from the former, each detachable border portionconsisting of arow of individually detach able segments, the segments ofthe border portions being symmetrical with" respect to the body portionof said work shee't.

2; A work-sheet for usein a typewritin g tendito take place along linesextending generally inparallelism to said side edges and along lines,-at line space' intervals, extending from said first-mentioned lines tothe" corresponding edges.

3. A work-sheet for use in typewritingi machines having gages tocoeperatewith the edge portions of said sheet to determine the initialposition of the same, comprising side border portions integral with thebody of said sheet but separated therefrom by lines along-which thematerial has been weakened, so that tearing of said sheet will tend tofollow certain lines, said border portions being separated into segmentsby lines along which said sheet has been weakened, said last-mentionedlines being at line-space distances.

apart and extending from the edges of said -work-sheet to saidfirst-mentioned lines.

1 4:. A work-sheet adapted for use in a machine having normally fixedgage members, comprising portions to be brought into engagement with.said gage members, said engaglng portions beingintegral with the body ofsaid work-sheet, but separated therefrom by linesalong which thematerial has been weakened.

5.v A self-locating work-sheet having de- (1 tachable borders formed bya longitudinal new of perforations at each of its side margins, and aplurality of transverse lines of perforations extending from each of thelongitudinal rows of perforations to the corresponding outside edge ofthe sheet and dividing said borders into segments, said transverse linesof perforations being arranged at line-space intervals on the sheet, theremoval of certain of said segments rendering the next succeedingsegment effective as a shoulder for engagement with fixed gage members,the position of saidshoulders determining the position of the sheet,thus rendering it self-locating.

6. In combination, a set of work-sheets for simultaneous use in atypewriting machine or the like, said set of work-sheets comprisin asheet having a single positioning shoul er thereon at each side margin,and another sheet-having a plurality of detachable segments at each ofits side margins to provide shoulders, the shoulders on thefirst-mentioned sheet and the shoulders formed by selected segments onthe secondmentioned sheet being so placed on the respective sheets that,when the two sets of shoulders are brought into register and alinementwith one another, the desired lines of writing upon these sheets will becaused to register and aline with one another.

7. A work-sheet adapted for use in a re cording machine having gagemembers, comprising edge portions adapted to cooperate with said gagemembers to properly position said work-sheet, said edge portions beingintegral with said work-sheet but separated therefrom by lines alongwhich the material has been weakened to facilitate the removal of saidedge portions.

8. A work-sheet adapted for use in a typewriting machine having gagemembers, comprising side edge portions, each presenting at a suitabledistance from the head of the work-sheet a shoulder to cooperate withthe corresponding gage member, said edge porwork-sheet by lines alonwhich the resistance against separation 1s lessthan in adjoiningportions of said work-sheet, to faci1itate the removal of said edgeportions.

9. A work-sheet for use in a typewriting machine having positioningmembers to cooperatewith said sheet to determine the position thereof,comprising side border portions integral with the body portion of saidwork-sheet but separated therefrom by lines of weaker material, lines ofweaker material extending across said border portions at line-spaceintervals forming segments, certain' of said segments being removed whenrequired, so that the work-sheet, when placed in the machine incooperation with said positioning members, will be positioned inaccordance with its own shape.

10. Awork-sheet for use in typewriting machines having positioningmembers to cooperate with said sheetto determine the position thereof,comprising a body portion of less width than the distance between saidpositioning members, and border portions providing meansto cooperatewith said positioning members, theconnection between the body of thesheet and each of said border portions being of less strength than thematerial on each side of said connection, whereby said border portionsmay readily be pulled away from said body portion when no longerrequired.

11. A work-sheet for use in machines havingpositioning members tocooperate with said sheet in determining the position thereof,comprising a body portion of less Width. than the distance between saidpositioning members, and side border portions providing means tocooperate with said positioning members, the connection between the bodyof the sheet and each of said border portions being of less strengththan the material on each side of said connection, each border portionbeing made up of sections of line-space height, the connections betweensaid sections being of less stren h than the material of which saidsections is composed, whereby any desired number of said sections mayreadily. be pulled away from the remainder of the work-sheet to obtainthe configuration required to effect proper positioning of saidwork-sheet, and whereby all of said border portions may be removed whenno longer required.

12. In combination, a set of collated worksheets for simultaneous use ina type-writing machine, comprising a sheet having side border portions,each of which is provided with a single positioning shoulder, theconnection between said border portions and the body portion of saidsheet being of less strength than the adjoining portions of said sheet,to permit pulling apart of said side border portionsand said bodyportion, and

a second work-sheetofi the samewidithr asthe'first, comprising a bodyportionv and side border portions, the connection between eachofsa'idborder portions and said body por-;

tion being of less'strength than: the adjoining portions of said sheet,saidborder' portions-of the second sheet bein-gicomposedio f ingmabhine, comprising a: sheet having body portion and side borderportions, each of-said border portions'being provided with I ashoulde'r;and 'a-s'econd sheet comprising abody portion and side; border portions;each of said border portions of said second sheet being composedofsections 01: line space height the connections between the borderportions and the body POItiOIlSOfI the first,

and second sheets,and the connectionsbetween' the sections and theborderportionsof-the second sheet being of less strength than the adjoiningportions of said sheets.

i 14:. A work-sheetfor'use ina ty'pew'riting machine having positioningmembers to cooperate with said sheet i-n-determiniing the positionthereof, comprising a body portion of lesswidth than the distancebetween said positioning. members, and side border portions,- each ofsaid side border portions being composed of a series ofsections,.-certain ofwhich are ofi line-space height,- said sec-- tionsbeing symmetrically arranged onopposite' sides of said body; portion,thecjonconnections;-

1 15. A work-sheet for nsetypewriting machine having positioningmembers-t0 co operate with said sheet irr determining the positionthereof, comprising a body portion of less'width' than the distancebetween said positioning members, and. asideborder .pjor- 'tlon composedofa' series-01E sectrons-, certa nor which are on line-space-hei-ght,the connections between said body portionand said border portion andbetween the sections: of

said border portion being of less" strength than the adjoining portions015 said work-: sheet, to permitready separation" along saidconnections?t V p to V 116. A work-sheet comprising a'body portion and means toassist in positioning said body portion for use inclnding borderportions composed orsegments, said segments being'gsymmetriealiyarranged with refer-- encetosaid body portion, the connec:

tions between the body portion and the bor der portions and'betweenvthesegments: of

the border portions being such that the seg-: 1

ments'm'a'y readil'y'bepniled apartland may readily'be pulled: away fromthe body portion. v V p,

LESTER A; '\ZVIERbT'ERY. Witnesses:

J 'ENNIE' 1 THoRNn, EDITH B1 LIBBEY.

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